din6 waa2 hou6 maa5電話號碼电话号码
Jyutpingdin6 waa2 hou6 maa5
Yaledihn wá houh máh
Definition
Telephone number; the sequence of digits used to identify and connect to a specific phone.
colloquialcommunicationtechnology
How it's used
People often shorten this to just 電話 when the context of asking for a contact number is clear. Using the full term is more common when you are explicitly asking for the digits rather than a way to reach someone generally.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
I have forgotten his telephone number.
Related words
Common phrases
to write down a phone number
to change one's phone number
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use 幾多號 to ask for a phone number, but 幾多號 is for dates or sequence numbers. Use 幾多 for phone numbers instead.
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Grammar guides
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